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retouching clips

My father is an ophthalmologist, so naturally my childhood was spent watching cataract surgery videos with dad (accounting for probably half of the movies I had ever seen before I turned 20).  I guess the basic idea was that there’s something to be learned by watching a huge, unblinking eyeball on the screen get poked around [...]

Posted 13 February 2010 † Matthew Turley § retouching ‡ Comments (12) °

Switchman Studio: Organization

I often get asked which Adobe Photoshop actions I use to get ‘that look’.  While I’m not really sure what constitutes ‘that look’, the short answer is: none.  My opinion is that images should be dealt with on their own terms.  Automation, at least when it comes to photography, is bound to eventually reduce quality. [...]

Posted 07 October 2008 † Matthew Turley § photography § retouching ‡ Comments (3) °